The Cincinnati Reds jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the 1st inning. But they failed to score after that and Milwaukee battled back to take the lead and held on from there for a 3-2 win as the Brewers opened up the series with a victory.
Final
R
H
E
Milwaukee Brewers (33-28)
3
5
1
Cincinnati Reds (29-32)
2
8
0
W: Civale (1-1) L: Singer (6-4) SV: Megill (12)
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Cincinnati didn’t take very long to strike first in this one. TJ Friedl led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a double into the right field corner. Elly De La Cruz then lined a single into left-center to plate the first run of the game. Tyler Stephenson followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Spencer Steer then laid down a safety squeeze bunt up the 1st base line, bringing in De La Cruz and picking up a single – then taking second base when William Contreras threw the ball into right field on the play to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.
In the top of the 2nd inning the Brewers got their offense rolling with some help from Brady Singer. Sal Frelick started the rally with a 1-out single and he moved up to third base on a double by Andruw Monasterio. Singer then issued back-to-back walks to bring in a run for Milwaukee. Brice Turang then hit a sacrifice fly that tied the game up, but the throw to the plate was cut off by Garrett Hampson who caught Monasterio drifting too far off of second base and turned a double play to end the inning. Milwaukee would take the lead in the next inning when Christian Yelich hit a solo home run off of the batters eye.
Both offenses went quiet after that. There were four hit between the two teams over the next five innings and three of those hits were infield singles. In the bottom of the 6th inning the Reds had two singles, leading to two men on and just one out but a strikeout and a ground out squashed any sort of rally that was happening.
Cincinnati entered the bottom of the 9th inning still trailing 3-2 with the bottom of their lineup due up. Milwaukee sent closer Trevor Megill to the mound. He needed just 13 pitches to seal the 3-2 win for the Brewers.
Key Moment of the Game
Christian Yelich hitting a go-ahead home run in the 3rd inning that turned out to be the game-winning run.
Notes Worth Noting
The Reds have lost every game this year in which they were trailing after the 6th inning.
The Reds have lost 30 of their last 40 games against the Brewers.
TJ Friedl continues to get the job done. He went 2-3 with a double, walk, and a run. He’s now hitting .305/.387/.427 on the season.
The 6-9 hitters went 1-16 for the Reds on the day.
Santiago Espinal went 0-2 in the game after coming off of the bench to pinch hit. He’s now zero for his last 17.
Up Next for the Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds
Tuesday, June 3rd, 7:10pm ET
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